Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-09-30
PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT
OF THE
Capay Valley Land Company.

Woodland, Capay and Clear Lake Rail
road, the Capay Valley Land Company, a
CORPORATION composed chiefly of the Direc-
tors and Officers of the Southern Pacific
Company, purchased on the line Of the
proposed road, and chiefly in C2pay Val
lev itself, through which the road is being
extended from Madison in Yolo county
several large bodies of the choicest lands to
he found in that beautiful and fertile val
lev. The construction of the Woodland,
Capay and Clear Lake Railroad IS being
m1shed with great energy, and will reach
very early completion. The line of this
road passes Immediately through the lands
owned by the Capay Valley Land Com
a which lands will be Immediately sub.
divided into small tracts, several town sites
established and the lands and the town
property placed on the market.
Capay Valley is located on the western
side of Yolo county, and is one OF the most
fertile and picturesque valleys on the IA
cifc Coast. The lands in this valley have
heretofore been owned in large holdings
the growing of wheat has been the chief
agricultural industry, which owing to the
great fertility of the soil, the warmth ano
saluhrity of the climate, the heavy annual
precipitation of rain, and the perfect pro-
lection which the con6guration OF the val
ley affords against north winds, has proven
highly profitable. At intervals, however,
throughout the valley, orchards may be
seen. and these experiments in the line oil
horticulture have demonstrated the full ca
liabilities of the valley for the growth ol
all citrus, semi-tropical and temperate
fruits. Orange and lemon trees OF mos'
thrifty growth may be seen in the gardens
and orchards. Grapes, apricots, figs
pears, cherries, almonds, peaches, and al
the other fruits to be found in the most ia
vored localities, reach here to the creates
perfection. The very earliest fruits ant
vegetables appearing in San Francisco ant
other markets are grown in this valley
With respect to early production, Capay
Valley ranks fully with, if not superior t.
the celebrated Vaca and Pleasant Valleys,
This fact alone confers q very high premium
upon the lands to be offered. The or
chardist, the vineyardist and gardener o
Capay Valley can place ripe fruits ant
vegetables in the San Francisco and Chi
| cago markets at the high rate usually OBJ
tainable for early fruit, and from fou
| to six weeks in advance of nearly ever,
| other portion of the State of California
| Under completely analogous conditions II
| Vaca Valley, lands have reached a valua
| ton Of 5000 an acre, and have proven highl,
profitable investments at that price. Tn
| lands to be offered by the Capay Vale,
| Lend Company are in all respects equal il
| fertility, and lie under equal climatic ad
| vantages with the most favored orcharC
| and garden lands of the State.
One of the leading objects of the pur
| chase of this land by a syndicate of person
| interested in the success of the railroad t.
| be constructed was to secure the subdivi
| sion of the density of settlement. Keep
| ing this object steadily in view, of some o
| the largest and most fertile tracts will b.
| subdivided into ten and twenty-acre lot
and individuals will he strictly limited t.
| the ownership of a single lot. Town site
| will be located as near to the center OF tn
tracts as may be found convenient o
| judicious, and the purchasers Of orchard o
| garden land in small tracts will be per
| mitted to purchase not to exceed tive lot
in the town site plats. In this way it i
| designed to establish populous and thriv
| ing communities, whose growth and pros
pc, ity shall be based upon small holding
| of very fertile and highly profitable lands
| Ten acres Of this fertile land lying unde
| climatic conditions so favorable to orchar
| and garden culture may be madeas profit
| able and responsive to intelligent industr,
| as 160 or 800 acres of land devoted TO tn
growth Of cereals. The very early matu
! rity of fruits and vegetables already al
| luded to will secure to the c~ultivator tn
highest market price, while the road to b
| constructed, being under the management
and control of the owners of the land t
be offered, will afford every facility for tn
| shipment Of fruits and vegetables, and il
every respect promote the success of thes
enterprises.
Geographically, Capay Valley lies i'm
mediately west of the beautiful and thriv
ing city Of Woodland, the County Seat o
Yolo county. It's trend is northwest an,
southeast. having a length of twenty-si,
miles and an aversge width of three miles
| Cache Creek is a very considerable stream
of water, even at its lowest stages, an
every piece of land offered is either inter
sected or washed upon one of its bounda
ries by this stream of clear, pure water
Gardens and orchards may be brought t
the highest stage of perfection without il
rigation. The annual rainfall il abundan
for all horticultural purposes, but shout,
irrigation be desired for the purpose o
producing more than one crop of vegeta
bles in a single season, or for the purpos
Of producing perennial crops, abundan
water facilities are at hand for that pur
pose.
The line Of the Woodland, Capay an
| Clear Lake Railroad Company is beinI
graded from Madison, the present terminu
| Of the Vaca Valley and Clear Lake rail
road, westward through tue valley, an,
the road will be equipped and in running
order at an early day through its entir
| length. It is the design to offer thes
lands at rates and upon terms Of paymen
which will afford the highest encourage
ment to their actual occupation by a larg
and industrious class Of people. Survey
for town sites and subdivisions of thes'
large tracts of land are in progress, ant
maps of such surveys are in preparation
| Owing to the large number of inquiries con
corning the intention of the Capay VALLEY
Land Company regarding these lands, thi
preliminary announcement has been neces
sary.
For further particulars and maps ant
| descriptive circulars, or for immediate in
formation, inquiry is directed to w. III
MILLS, Land Agent Central Pacif,
Railroad Company, corner of Fourth ant